Cost of living comparison
Dakar is 73.8% more expensive than Freetown.
- Restaurants
-
pay 27.2% more in Dakar
- Groceries
-
pay 7.6% less in Dakar
- Transportation
-
pay 95.7% more in Dakar
- Housing
-
pay 40.3% less in Dakar
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 46.4% more in Dakar
- Clothing
-
pay 4.2 times more in Dakar
The cost of clothing, transportation, entertainment and sports, and restaurants in Dakar are more expensive than in Freetown. Expenses including housing and groceries are lower in Dakar. Notably, clothing and transportation are significantly more expensive in Dakar.
If you lived in Dakar instead of Freetown, you would:
pay 27.2% more for restaurants
|
Freetown
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$6.54
F CFA3,770
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$8.99
F CFA5,183
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SLL21,591
|
$0.93
F CFA534
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
SLL18,596
|
$0.98
F CFA567
|
|
pay 7.6% less for groceries
|
Freetown
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$0.55
F CFA318
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$6.75
F CFA3,891
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$10.56
F CFA6,090
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$2.41
F CFA1,392
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$4.39
F CFA2,530
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$1.02
F CFA587
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.82
F CFA470
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.99
F CFA570
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$0.88
F CFA508
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.64
F CFA370
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$0.54
F CFA312
|
|
pay 95.7% more for transportation
|
Freetown
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$6.12
F CFA3,532
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$24.51
F CFA14,136
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$26,959.22
F CFA15,549,986
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$25.33
F CFA14,608
|
|
pay 40.3% less for housing
|
Freetown
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$48.58
F CFA28,021
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
|
$932.62
F CFA537,930
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$978.33
SLL20,515,161
|
$326.78
F CFA188,485
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$97.46
F CFA56,213
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Freetown
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$249.17
F CFA143,720
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$6,796.99
F CFA3,920,481
|
pay 46.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Freetown
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$2.45
F CFA1,414
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$4.23
F CFA2,441
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$1.47
F CFA848
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$64.81
F CFA37,383
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$8.17
F CFA4,712
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for clothing
|
Freetown
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$58.82
F CFA33,927
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$37.58
F CFA21,676
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$88.23
F CFA50,891
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$92.72
F CFA53,483
|
|
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